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To: LindyBill who wrote (71228)9/17/2004 1:32:10 PM
From: LindyBill  Read Replies (1) of 793896
 
Guess it wasn't her brother. But the Father does make a habit of asking for it. This incident got more blog space, faster, than anything I have seen. The picture was the reason. Smirking union thug takes sign from crying 3 year old.

Union Apologizes for Assault on 3-Year Old
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The president of The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades has issued an apology for the thuggish behavior of one of their members, who terrorized a three-year old girl yesterday at a rally for John Edwards: IUPAT: News & Events. (Hat tip: H.D. Miller.)

The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades believes in the fundamental right for civil discourse, freedom of speech and activism to support our candidates and issues.

What happened in Huntington, West Virginia yesterday is an affront to everything we, as a union, pride ourselves to represent. We extend our apologies to the Parlock family, especially Sophia, for the distress one of our overzealous members caused them.

I have personally taken steps to address this issue internally, and will take immediate disciplinary action to the full extent allowed under U.S. Department of Labor regulations and the constitution of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades.

It is my hope that this incident reminds all of our members that every last citizen in this country has the right to express his or herself freely. Not one single one of us has the right to tell them otherwise.

General President James A. Williams
The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades
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